Editing Art Shell (section)

==Playing career==
Shell was drafted in the third round by the American Football League's [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Valli |first=Bob |date=January 31, 1968 |title=Massive Tackles Drafted |work=Oakland Tribune |pages=39}}</ref> Playing [[offensive tackle]], Shell participated in 23 postseason playoff contests in the AFL and NFL,<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Art Shell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShelAr00.htm |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> including eight AFC or AFL championship games, a loss in [[Super Bowl II]], and victories in [[Super Bowl]]s [[Super Bowl XI|XI]] and [[Super Bowl XV|XV]]. He was a four time All Pro (two times first team and two second team), and was named to eight [[Pro Bowl]]s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Art Shell {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/art-shell/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":2" />
[[File:Pro Football Hall of Fame (38093657644).jpg|alt=Art Shell's Raiders jersey is shown displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.|left|thumb|Art Shell's Raiders jersey is shown displayed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.]]
He played 15 seasons for the Raiders. He was a top special teams player his first two years, and then moved to offensive line in his third year, becoming equally adept at pass and run blocking.<ref name=":1" /> Shell played 156 straight games for the Raiders until he suffered a preseason injury in 1979, and after he recovered, Shell played another 51 straight games until he was injured again in 1982, his final season. Shell played next to hall of fame and [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team|100th Anniversary All-Time]] teammate guard [[Gene Upshaw]] in three different decades.<ref name=":1" /> He was also offensive linemates with hall of fame and 100th Anniversary All-Time teammate [[Jim Otto]] and hall of fame offensive tackle [[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Bronze: Willie Lanier {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2010/10/news-behind-the-bronze-willie-lanier/ |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref>

Shell was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1989.<ref name=":1" /> In 2019, he was named to the [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL 100 |url=https://www.nfl.com/100/all-time-team/roster |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, he was ranked number 55 on ''[[The Sporting News]]''' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sporting News 100 Greatest Players of All-Time (1999) |url=https://futurefootballlegends.com/Sporting_News_100/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=futurefootballlegends.com}}</ref> In 2021, ''[[The Athletic]]'' listed Shell as the 76th greatest player ever.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Reed |first=Tashan |title=NFL 100: At No. 76, Art Shell dominated on the field, broke barriers as a coach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2685257/2021/07/20/nfl-100-at-no-76-art-shell-dominated-on-the-field-broke-barriers-as-a-coach/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was also a member of the 1970s All-Decade Team and the Super Bowl Silver Anniversary Team (1990).<ref name=":1" />